Leonardo DiCaprio’s face has obtained folks speaking—however maybe not for the explanations you’d anticipate.

The Hollywood star first achieved worldwide fame with roles in Romeo & Juliet (1996) and as Titanic heartthrob Jack in 1997, occurring to turn into one of many world’s highest-paid actors and the recipient of many prestigious awards.

So, given how immediately recognisable the Oscar winner is, it’s no shock he likes to hide his identification typically to keep away from attracting crowds.

Nevertheless, followers are beginning to discover a development, resulting in a wild conspiracy idea that the particular person we’ve been seeing at some enormous A-list occasions… may not have been Leo in any respect.

In June, Leo, 50, joined Kim Kardashian, Orlando Bloom, and Sydney Sweeney in Venice for the marriage of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.

Naturally, the entire thing was a lavish, very public affair, nevertheless it appears Leo had hopes of holding a low profile, as he was photographed overlaying his face.

The Revenant star pulled a black baseball cap thus far down that his face was not seen in any respect whereas he roamed the Italian streets, overlaying his mouth along with his hand.

Wearing informal apparel of a white shirt and navy jacket, if you happen to didn’t comprehend it was Leo, properly, you in all probability wouldn’t have identified it was Leo, prompting questions amongst social media customers about whether or not he despatched a physique double out in his place.

Fuelling the theories, Instagram person @vickymego commented underneath snaps from the getaway: ‘If Leonardo DiCaprio was gonna spend the entire occasion hiding underneath a cap, then what was the purpose of even displaying up?’

And after Vogue Journal shared a video of Leo heading to the ceremony in his tux, additionally bowing his head to forestall his face from displaying as he climbed right into a ready boat taxi, the rumours solely intensified.

‘What cosmetic surgery has he had achieved?’, commented @isaidwhatisaid655.

@scarlettmaroon4 joked: ‘oops somebody has gotten older and wishes to cover it with a cap🤭’.

‘he’s dropping his hair that’s why’, @tehpengzz speculated on the explanations for the hat.

A number of others declared that the person within the footage was ‘not him’, suggesting that ‘possibly it’s another person’.

Loads additionally flocked to his defence, declaring that Leo is solely ‘uninterested in the paparazzi’, having been within the limelight since a younger age.

Though the cynical had been out in pressure too, suggesting that the proud environmental activist felt ’embarrassed’ to be on the billionaire’s marriage ceremony and needed to ‘conceal his hypocrisy’.

This isn’t the primary time he’s coated his face, although—removed from it, actually.

The Wolf of Wall Road lead has been pictured utilising numerous strategies of disguise prior to now, whether or not or not it’s a cap or one thing else.

Relationship again to 2004, Leo has shielded his face from photographers utilizing a puffer jacket, a conventional Venetian masks in 2013, and an umbrella on the US Open in 2015.

He’s additionally continuously used sun shades, hoodies, and his cell phone to forestall the world from getting a glimpse of him.

As for what he’s mentioned about his unsuccessful makes an attempt at hiding in plain sight, Leo has admitted that dropping his anonymity has been a downfall of his astronomical stardom.

Chatting with Esquire in 2016 for a profile piece, the Golden Globe winner shared: ‘I actually didn’t perceive what fame was, and I didn’t perceive what being in an enormous hit was, and I didn’t perceive what an enormous hit Titanic was in comparison with different large hits.

‘There was no rule e-book. There was no person to navigate me by way of the expertise of being watched on a regular basis, and no person to inform me easy methods to be regular when all people is appearing and me otherwise.’

The Don’t Look Up star added: ‘Look, if you happen to’re not cautious about it, it will possibly develop right into a social nervousness. It’s like, what’s going to occur? What photographer goes to leap out the place? What sort of factor am I being arrange for? You attempt to discuss your self out of it, however you’re by no means used to it.’

However don’t get it twisted, as whereas he may not all the time wish to be front-page information, Leo has repeatedly insisted he’s grateful for what he has.

He beforehand instructed 20/20’s Barbara Walters: ‘I’m under no circumstances going to sit down right here and say that I’m not utterly grateful.